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A wedding can be done on ANY budget! Wedding General Party Tips

It's true. Bridal businesses don't want you to believe it, but yes it's entirely possible, technically, to get married for in most states less than it costs to register your car. Just go register at the courthouse and find a judge or justice of the peace. Maybe go out for dinner or something afterwards... Of course, most people want something beyond that-BUT it still doesn't have to break the bank. In fact it shouldn't! You have an entire life to pay for after you are hitched!

One great thing about getting married in this day and age is that frugal is the new cool, for the first time in decades people admire those who spend wisely ( don't believe all the shows you see on TLC and VH1,lol). Also note there is huge difference between frugal and cheap ( more on that in a another article).

It is also a great time to do a Rock Star wedding, because people will be so mesmerized by the unique celebration you're having that they won't necessarily miss the things that they see at every 'cookie cutter' wedding they attend.

Remember YOU can do whatever you want to celebrate your union ( see Smashing the Rules).

Let's talk about your budget. First of all before answering these questions I suggest taking the ROCK STAR couples quiz to get your creative juices flowing, once you done that come back here and we'll talk money.

What do you want to spend?

There I've said it - without answering this question the rest don't matter. If you have two different answers and they are radically different use this formula : add both of your answers together, than divide it by 3, then take that number and multiply it by 2. This, in most cases, will be a little closer t the brides budget idea then the groom,but lets face it most brides know more about wedding costs then grooms do. More importantly, it will give you a workable number that you both can live with and afford.

When do you want to get married? Time of the year, month etc.

This gives you a time frame on coming up with the money you need.

Who is funding the wedding?

More than ever these days-with the economy being the way it is, the cost is split up between multiple people, instead of it falling , as it has traditionally, on the bride's family's shoulders. Getting all parties together and discussing it over dinner at the start of planning can eliminate huge headaches later AND will give you an actual budget to work with.(note: just because you HAVE a lot of money to spend doesn't mean you are required too)

How many people do you want to invite?

How many people do you have to invite?

What ever number you come up with take you budget amount and divide it by the number of guests. This per person number will insanely valuable in the rest of your planning process.

Believe it or not this is all you really need at this point to start planning, everything you do planning wise from this point on will be based around this number.

Written by Spinn Doctors Entertainment & Events,llc of Milwaukee, WI